Haiti: Towards and Beyond the Donors’ Conference

Haiti: Towards and Beyond the Donors’ Conference

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

By: Robert Maguire

Haiti’s January 12 earthquake left up to 300,000 people dead, an equal number injured, and more than a million displaced; overall damage and loss are valued at $7.9 billion, or about 120 percent of Haiti’s 2009 grian relief and security, loss domestic product. The immediate international response focused on rescue, the provision of humanitarian and cleanup.

Type: Peace Brief

On the Issues: the New START

Thursday, April 8, 2010

By: Jayantha Dhanapala

Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala explains the significance of the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), as signed by U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on April 8, 2010.

Type: Analysis

Global Policy

Preventing Media Incitement to Violence in Iraq

Preventing Media Incitement to Violence in Iraq

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

By: Theo Dolan

Iraqi media stakeholders have identified media incitement to violence as a crucial issue, especially during election periods. As a result, USIP’s Center of Innovation for Media, Conflict and Peacebuilding convened a conference on September 25-26, 2009 to explore the complex issue and to identify specific action points for mitigating inflammatory coverage in Iraq.

Type: Peace Brief

Timing Mediation Initiatives

Timing Mediation Initiatives

Thursday, April 1, 2010

By: I. William Zartman;  Alvaro de Soto

A mediation initiative cannot be launched at just any time if it is to succeed, and and this toolkit lays out five steps mediators can take to determine when a conflict is ripe for mediation. This handbook is part of the Peacemaker’s Toolkit series, published by the United States Institute of Peace.

Type: Tools for Peacebuilding

Mediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

American Negotiating Behavior

American Negotiating Behavior

Thursday, April 1, 2010

By: Richard H. Solomon;  Nigel Quinney

Informed by discussions and interviews with more than fifty seasoned foreign and American negotiators, this landmark study offers a rich and detailed portrait of the negotiating practices of American officials. Including contributions by eleven international experts, I assesses the multiple influences--cultural, institutional, historical, and political--that shape how American policymakers and diplomats approach negotiations with foreign counterparts and highlights behavioral patterns that tr...

Type: Book

Framing the State in Times of Transition

Framing the State in Times of Transition

Thursday, April 1, 2010

By: Laurel E. Miller;  with Louis Aucoin

Analyzing nineteen cases, Framing the State in Times of Transition offers the first in-depth, practical perspective on the implications of constitution-making procedure, and explores emerging international legal norms.

Type: Book

Media and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan

Media and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

By: Sheldon Himelfarb

Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, the Afghan media sector has experienced dramatic growth in all areas: television, radio, print, internet, mobile phones. As such, the sector holds tremendous potential for making significant contributions to peacebuilding in the country.

Type: Peace Brief